Cleanly collected crop is ensured by the four-row controlled PÖTTINGER pick-up.
The crop is gently collected from the ground by the controlled pick-up tines and accelerated towards the cross conveyor belt.
Thanks to the cam track control system, the full length of the tines conveys the crop right up to the cross conveyor belt. The tines dip down at right angles just in front of the belt. There is no risk of the forage being dragged in past the scrapers at the end.
The pick-up is divided into two sections. The tines of the two halves of the pick-up are each controlled by a cam track. The two cam tracks are located at the centre of the pick-up.
The pick-up is driven by a hydraulic motor. This is easily accessible from the right-hand end of the pick-up.
The shape of the cam track determines the exact movement of the tines. The control levers with rollers steer the tine carriers and tines along the path.
This unit is robustly built and designed for maximum service life.
The trailing position of the tine near the ground ensures the best contour adaptation without scraping the sward.
In addition, a controlled pick-up is used with a much lower speed than a conventional pick-up. As a result, MERGENTO F ALPIN further minimises disintegration losses.
The tines on the pick-up are angled forward in a dynamic position.
Due to this design, they actively lift the forage away from the ground - like a pitchfork. This guarantees reliable and loss-free crop take-up, even with short forage.
The pick-up can be set with a slightly larger distance to the ground. This not only results in clean forage, but also protects the entire machine and the sward.
Thanks to the cam track control system, the full length of the tines conveys the crop right up to the cross conveyor belt. The tines dip down at right angles just in front of the belt.
In contrast to an uncontrolled pick-up, the acceleration force is directed towards the cross conveyor belt right until the end. There is no risk of the forage being dragged in past the scrapers at the end.
This guarantees the best forage flow in all operating conditions.